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Where did face-to-face human interaction go? Where did paying attention to each other go? Where did living in the moment go?

“Smartphones have impacted almost all walk of human life. The prominent areas, where impacts of Smartphone are obvious include business, education, health and social life. Mobile technology has drastically changed the cultural norms and behaviour of individuals.” (Sarwar & Soomro, 2013)

Waking up and checking social media. Diego Molano, CC BY/NC-ND

Killing time. Matthew G/ CC BY

Morning conversations. Matthew G/ CC BY

Ignorance is bliss. Mark Nye/ CC BY-NC-ND

51% of adults and 65% of teens say they have used their Smartphone while socialising with others.

History repeating. KAT N.L.M./ CC BY-NC

“This addiction to Smartphones is impacting the social and family life and creating frictions in our lives.”

Enjoying the moment..Dave Lawler/CC BY-NC-ND

Enjoying the moment part 2. Kat N.L.M./CC BY-NC

37% of adults and 60% of teens admit they are highly addicted to their Smartphone.

Law abiding citizen. Mo Riza/ CC BY

Business meeting. Steve Jurveston/ CC BY

Socialising. Björn Bechstein/CC BY-ND

23% of adults and 34% of teens have used their Smartphone during mealtimes.

Conversation. Bradhoc/ CC BY

Home time. Stefan Klauke/CC BY-NC-ND

Charging up for another day of ‘experiencing’ life. M01229 CC BY

Awareness of addiction leads to…

The creation of phone stack. 1st person to use their phone pays for the meal. Gabe McIntyre/CC BY